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Sep 30, 2026

The smartphone is becoming the agent

Your smartphone already knows where you are, what time your next meeting starts, and which apps you use. Alibaba now wants it to do something with all that information. The company is betting on that idea with Qwen Intelligence, a platform designed to help smartphone makers build AI agents directly into their devices. Instead of

Sep 30, 2026

Anthropic raises alarm over elite hacking ability of Chinese firm Z.ai’s GLM-5.3

The US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has warned of the potential danger posed by Chinese firm Z.ai’s GLM-5.3, with the open-weight model showing a troubling mix of powerful hacking abilities but weak safety constraints. GLM-5.3 almost matches Anthropic’s most advanced model in terms of its cyber capabilities, but has far weaker safeguards, meaning there is greater potential for the model to be co-opted by bad actors, according to the San Francisco-based firm. In a report released on...

Sep 30, 2026

Anthropic raises alarm over elite hacking ability of Chinese firm Z.ai’s GLM-5.3

The US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has warned of the potential danger posed by Chinese firm Z.ai’s GLM-5.3, with the open-weight model showing a troubling mix of powerful hacking abilities but weak safety constraints. GLM-5.3 almost matches Anthropic’s most advanced model in terms of its cyber capabilities, but has far weaker safeguards, meaning there is greater potential for the model to be co-opted by bad actors, according to the San Francisco-based firm. In a report released on...

PSA International, Granite Asia launch US$50 million fund for supply-chain innovation

Sep 30, 2026

The fund pulls together the global port operator’s experience and the fund manager’s record in tech investment

Sep 30, 2026

Honor X9e Pro 5G packs a power bank-sized battery with extreme drop resistance

You can literally charge your other portable devices with this phone.

Sep 30, 2026

Trump relies on AI giants to self-police after ruling out China deal

Subscribers: The Daily Pulse won’t be published on October 1, which is China’s National Day. We will resume publication on Friday, October 2. US President Donald Trump has again ruled out collaborating with China on artificial intelligence (AI), arguing that it would undermine American leadership in the technology. Cooperation would let China “immediately gain access to things that we know that they don’t know”, Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “We’re leading now over China and everyone else,...

Sep 30, 2026

Apple leads China smartphone sales after launch of iPhone 18 Pro. Can the momentum last?

Apple has claimed the top spot in China’s smartphone market following the release of its iPhone 18 Pro series, giving a potential boost to a sluggish handset market weighed down by weak consumer demand and soaring component costs. Sales of the new Pro models in their first three days after launching on September 18 were 12 per cent higher than sales of the iPhone 17 Pro line-up during its entire first week last year, according to a report published on Wednesday by Counterpoint Research. That...

Sep 30, 2026

Apple leads China smartphone sales after launch of iPhone 18 Pro. Can the momentum last?

Apple has claimed the top spot in China’s smartphone market following the release of its iPhone 18 Pro series, giving a potential boost to a sluggish handset market weighed down by weak consumer demand and soaring component costs. Sales of the new Pro models in their first three days after launching on September 18 were 12 per cent higher than sales of the iPhone 17 Pro line-up during its entire first week last year, according to a report published on Wednesday by Counterpoint Research. That...

Sep 30, 2026

Hong Kong’s IPO haul in first 9 months smashes record despite Nasdaq’s fundraising lead

Funds raised through Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) doubled in the first nine months of 2026, reaching the highest level for the period since records began in 1980. A total of 112 companies raised US$48.4 billion on Hong Kong’s main board during the first nine months, according to data released by LSEG Data & Analytics on Wednesday. A further two companies listed on the city’s Growth Enterprise Market (GEM). By deal count, the combined total of 114 new listings on the main board and...

Sep 30, 2026

Casetify gives Hello Kitty a very Y2K makeover with its latest collection

Leopard prints, hot pink and sticker-covered cases bring early-2000s visuals to iPhones and other accessories.